The Life Favored By God
The life lived with open hands is one that is favored by God, despite the circumstances that arise.
“Blessed, favored by God, is the she who believed, saw what only God saw and acted on it, that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Mary opened her hands to:
Being the mother of the Messiah.
Having a front row seat for his acts of mercy and teachings of grace.
Being shunned as someone not married and pregnant.
Not being believed.
Having a front row seat for the excruciating death of her Son.
But she acted on it. Her only act was, “Yes.”
She opened her hands to whatever God wanted her to do. And opened her hands to whatever that did to her life.
She believed the Life of the soul God gave to her for saying “yes” would be greater than the life she thought she could gain by closing her hands to the life she thought she needed.
And through all the troubles, this is the life that is favored by God.